Abstract
In Rimmon-Kenan's terms story is the sequence of narrated events abstracted from their and reconstructed in their chronological order, while text is the sequence in which the events. A close study of the relationship between story and text in the novel Lešitaph author O.K. Matsepe has disposed of the conventional adherence to chronology in narrative and established a unique and intriguing narrative style, by virtue of which his n reflection of the timeless society he portrays.
Vir Rimmon-Kenan is storie die opeenvolging van vcrtclde gebeure geabstraheer uit hu teks en geherrangskik in hulle chronologiese volgorde, terwyl teks die volgordc is was gebeure orden, 'n Noukeurige Studie van die verhouding tussen storie en teks in die nov toon dat skrywer O.K. Matsepe afgewyk het van die gebruiklike gehondenhcid aan chn die Noord-Sothovertelkuns en 'n interessante en unieke vertelstyl gevestig het, n weerspiečling word van die tydlose gemeenskap wat hy uitbeeld.